Principal Process Engineer

Scantec Recruitment; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Aberdeen is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to guide complex design projects in onshore gas processing. The role demands at least 15 years of experience, and whether you’re leading a team, or ensuring technical excellence, you will impact future-ready energy infrastructure. This position offers a hybrid work pattern with occasional travel required. Applicants should have a degree in Chemical Engineering and possess strong leadership skills in project delivery.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience including leadership on major project delivery.
• Experience in onshore gas processing facilities, especially in gas treatment or compression.
• Skilled in sizing and specifying unit operations and major equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering scope in line with contractual requirements.
• Deliver Process Design Basis and PFDs.
• Inspire and direct a team of process engineers.

Skills

Project lifecycle delivery

Process simulation

HAZID/HAZOP studies

Leadership in engineering teams

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Principal Process Engineer – Onshore Gas Processing

📍 Aberdeen (hybrid, with travel as required)

🕒 Long-term contract opportunity with a leading engineering consultancy

We are seeking a Principal Process Engineer ready to lead with authority - guiding complex engineering design projects while shaping safe, efficient, future-ready energy infrastructure.

The Role

As the senior Process Engineer on your assigned project, you will carry full discipline responsibility - trusted to deliver technical excellence while balancing programme, cost, and quality. You will report into senior engineering leadership and act as the focal point for all process matters.

What You’ll Lead

• Inspire and direct a team of process engineers across projects, studies, and proposals
• Execute the process engineering scope in line with contractual and regulatory requirements
• Develop key deliverables including Process Design Basis, heat & material balances, PFDs, philosophies, and P&IDs
• Check and approve technical work, safeguarding discipline quality
• Represent Process Engineering in meetings with clients, vendors, and third parties
• Plan resources, track progress, and provide clear reporting to project leadership
• Drive integration across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design
• Champion the highest standards of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance

Your Technical Strength

• Extensive experience in onshore gas processing facilities -ideally gas reception, treatment, compression, or storage
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks and industry standards
• Proven delivery across the full project lifecycle, particularly FEED and EPC
• Expertise in process simulation, hazard studies (HAZID/HAZOP), SIL classification via LOPA, relief and blowdown design, and technical risk management
• Skilled in sizing and specifying unit operations, major equipment, utilities, packages, and instrumentation

What Sets You Apart

• Degree in Chemical Engineering; Chartered status preferred (MIChemE/FIChemE)
• Around 15+ years’ experience, including leadership on major project delivery
• Background within engineering consultancy or contracting environments
• Commercially aware, proactive, and solutions-focused
• Strong communicator with refined technical writing ability
• Recognised SHE competence card (CCNSG or CSCS)

Working Pattern

Hybrid, with part-time office attendance by agreement and occasional travel to company, supplier, or client locations as projects require.

If your expertise is ready to steer critical projects and leave a lasting mark on tomorrow’s energy systems - this is your next horizon.